Abstract
Although there has been a surge of interest in the study of psychopathy among juveniles, few investigations have been initiated on non-correctional samples thus reducing the potential generalizability of findings. The current objective was to examine the construct of psychopathy in a community sample of 404 foster care youths transitioning out of care. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore psychopathic personality traits among a foster care sample. In total, the models indicated that psychopathic personality traits measured by the PPI-SF Narcissism, PPI-SF Extraversion, PPI-SF Unemotionality, and PPI-SF Fearless-Nonconformity were significant yet inconsistent risk factors for diverse forms of criminal behavior and subsequent involvement with the criminal justice system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1101-1110 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Children and Youth Services Review |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Oct |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by National Institute on Mental Health grant, R01MH 61404.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science